Wendlebury Parish Councillors and Clerk would like to wish you all Happy New Year
November Parish Council Meeting
The next meeting of the Parish Council is on Thursday 26 November at the usual time of 8.00pm, but as previously, we’ll be meeting via Zoom (https://zoom.us/) with the meeting ID 868 9668 1146 us02web.zoom.us/j/86896681146.
We’d love to welcome as many of you as possible, but when you join, please do use your name otherwise, we may not be able to admit you. Your names will not, however, be recorded in the attendance list or the Minutes.
The current regulations and meeting procedures will be followed as if we were meeting in person.
As usual, the agenda, meeting papers and links to the planning applications are available in the agenda section We’ll look forward to ‘seeing’ some of you on Thursday.
Wendlebury Opposes Great Wolf Development
Wendlebury Parish Council supports our neighbours in Chesterton to oppose the Great Wolf development. The flyer below sets out the reasons why this development is unsuitable in Chesterton.
You may ask what are the implications for Wendlebury?
You will all remember the flooding in Wendlebury last month. A significant contributing factor to the flooding here arose from the existing drainage ditches that run out from the Golf club, pass under arable land and subsequently flows through Little Chesterton. It then joins a stream from Simms Farm (on the other side of the M40) that goes onto flow under the A41 and into Wendlebury Brook.
The proposed hard surfaces of the hotel, car park and other facilities will increase the volume of storm water and therefore increase the risk of flash flooding in Wendlebury.
Please write to the Appeals Inspector expressing the potential impact of this development on Wendlebury. Please note the closing is 27 November 2020.
Would you be able to be a Parish Councillor?
Following the resignation of Katie Mimpress, the Parish Council has a vacancy for a Councillor.
If you are interested in helping serve the community please speak to one of the Councillors or contact the Clerk.
No experience is necessary, but there is lots of training available.
More information about the role together with a simple application form is available on the Councillor Vacancy page
Come and join us!
COVID Update from Councillor Ian Corkin
Councillor Ian Corkin has asked that the following be publicised:
“You will no doubt see some speculation about alert levels for Oxfordshire in the press this week and I wanted to take this opportunity to update you directly on the developing COVID situation across the county.
Over the last few weeks, cases of C19 in Oxfordshire have typically been in younger more resilient age groups, such as university students. However, whilst the number of new cases has not sharply increased this week, we are now starting to see wider community transmission from that younger age group to older more vulnerable residents and hospital admissions have already started to increase.
This spread is very concerning. With half term next week and the inevitable increased mixing of households, all Local Authority Leaders in the county agreed to request a move to Level 2 for the whole of Oxfordshire – this was designed to be a proactive measure to get ahead of the transmission curve and suppress the spread to more vulnerable groups. The request was considered by Gold Command (The government committee in London who decide on such things) yesterday and we were informed last evening it has been decided that Oxfordshire would remain on tier 1 for this week and Gold would review this again next week.
Please see the information from Oxfordshire County Council – https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/council/coronavirus-covid-19/controlling-local-coronavirus-outbreaks/tier-4-restrictions
– which gives more information. With half term, plus events such as Halloween, bonfire night and Diwali just around the corner, when many families typically come together to socialise, it would be very helpful if you could help emphasise in your communities the need for people to observe the current restrictions, including the rule of 6, as well as the importance of face, space and hands. If we all do our bit, we can collectively turn the tide on transmission.
Finally, I appreciate that not everyone will be in favour of the council seeking a higher alert level. However, the data is clear, the virus has started to spread to more vulnerable groups and if we act early we can suppress it, save lives and hopefully avert the need for the even more restrictive measures seen in some other parts of the UK. As so often in this pandemic, it is a very finely balanced judgement.”